Traylor Construction Group

Assistant General Counsel (Industrial Construction)

Traylor Bros., Inc. is a highly respected heavy civil construction company working on the most technically challenging bridge, marine, and underground projects in North America.

Position Summary

Traylor Industrial Group, LLC ("TIG") is hiring an Assistant General Counsel to manage legal affairs for its companies, including Sterling Industrial, Traylor Industrial, Triad Fabricators, Onyett Fabricators, and Traylor Building. The selected candidate will report directly to the General Counsel and serve as the principal legal advisor to operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Draft, redline, and negotiate a wide variety of complex commercial agreements such as owner/client contracts (EPC/design-build/CM/DBB), subcontracts, master service agreements, professional services agreements, vendor/supplier terms, fabrication-related agreements, equipment rental/leases, purchase terms for goods and services, confidentiality agreements, teaming/JV agreements, and other documents relevant to TIG companies’ operations.
• Provide post-award legal support to project teams in contract interpretation, change management support, correspondence strategy, and claims avoidance.
• Assist in the development, management, and resolution of disputes and claims related to construction and industrial projects, including delays, disruptions, differing site conditions, force majeure, scope creep, payment disputes, liens/bond claims, warranty issues, and related controversies; coordinate with internal stakeholders and outside counsel, manage budgets and strategy for formal disputes, ADR, and litigation.
• Work closely with procurement, quality, human resources, labor relations, finance, and safety regarding legal issues affecting their areas of responsibility.
• Support corporate and governance needs across the five primary operating companies within TIG, including entity management and corporate housekeeping.
• Advise on compliance and operational risk topics such as licensing and contractor compliance, policy development, records management, and coordination with safety/risk stakeholders on incident response.
• Maintain and improve legal tools and processes that increase speed and consistency (contract templates, clause library/playbooks, intake and review workflows, training materials, artificial intelligence, and contract-risk guidance).

Minimum Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school; active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7–10 years of legal experience in a contract-intensive, asset-heavy industry (energy/power, utilities, industrial services, engineering/EPC, manufacturing, or related heavy industrial sectors) in a law firm or in‑house counsel role.
• Experience reviewing complex agreements and partnering directly with operations/business teams to negotiate contracts with Company customers.
• Excellent professional judgment and ethics, with demonstrated integrity, sound judgment, discretion, and a practical, solutions-oriented approach.
• Willingness to relocate, if necessary, to Evansville, Indiana.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting construction projects and resolving construction disputes and claims.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements and working directly with operations and project teams.
• Experience supporting project execution during performance—contract interpretation, issue escalation, change management, and coordination with project leadership.
• Experience supporting disputes and claims, including claim development, dispute resolution, ADR/litigation management, and coordination of outside counsel.
• Ability to explain risk and options clearly to non‑lawyers and to communicate effectively with executive leadership and field teams.
• Ability to produce clear redlines, correspondence, and project-facing communications, including change management and dispute-related documentation.
• Ability to understand how contract terms affect schedule, cost, and project success.
• Strong negotiation skills, including identifying business leverage points, asking effective questions, and reaching practical outcomes aligned with operational realities.
• Ability to build trust across operations, finance, HR, safety, risk/insurance, and procurement.

Traylor Bros., Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, protected activity, or other non-merit factors.

Job Location: Evansville, Indiana, United States. Position Type: Full‑time/Regular.